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C. H. CRUSSETTB,

CLASP.

Patented Jan. 28, 1899.

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UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. CROSSETTE, OAF HINSDALE, ILLINOIS.

C LASP.

SPCIFICATION forming part of' Letters Patent No. 420,041, dated .Tanuary 28, 1890.

Application tiled July 27, 1889.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. Caossnrrn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hinsdale, in the county of Du Page and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clasps, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates more particularly to thattype of clasps used for Suspenders, especially such as have detachable button-straps; but the improvements with slight modifications are capable of application to other uses, as will appear from the ensuing description, in which- Figure lis a front view of a suspenderband and button-strap united by a clasp embracing my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough. Fig. 3 represents a modification for application to suspenderband slides, and Fig. 4 a longitudinal section through said modiiication.

A represents the body of a buckle, of rectangular form, as usual, having a central transverse tongue-bar d, upon which are mounted two or more tongues a', not differing in this respect from tongue-buckles usually employed in Suspenders. Below the rectangular body is an extension of spring sheet metal A', which is slotted in substantially the manner shown to afford a spring-stop A2, having a reentering opening a2 of the outline shown, and beneath this stop and in line with the opening therein a socket CL3 for the reception of the shank of the button B, attached to a slip plate or plates b, which carry the buttonstraps B2, these latter being secured to orrun through the plates in any suitable manner.

Now, supposing it is desirable to detach the button-straps from the suspender-band, their carrying-plates, with the button thereon, are raised up vertically, running the button up into the opening in the sheet metal stop, which is in the same plane with or about in Serial No. 318,807. (No model.)

v the same plane with the rest of the springsheet depending from the buckle-frame. As soon as the button is clear from its own socket "and its head resting entirely upon the springstop, the latter may be depressed from the plane of the surrounding plates by pushing in the button with the platesV that carry it, when the head can easily be drawn down, passing beneath its proper socket, and is thereby detached from the other member of the clasp. To reattach the button-straps, the button is passed beneath the spring-stop and pushed thereagainst, raising the stop and allowing the button'to be drawn down into its socket when the stop immediately falls behind it and prevents its escape until next intentionally detached. In the modification, however, the arrangement thus described is or may be reversed, the plate or plates carrying the slotted stop being secured to the button-straps, while the plate carrying the button is above and secured to the metal loop C, over which a suspender-band is bent and carried to the usual slide or friction buckle.

WhatI claim as my invention is- The combination to form a clasp for buckles of the slip-plate and its button, the socketplate having an opening to permit the passage of the button-head and a slot leading therefrom to receive the button-shank, and a stop-plate normally closing the opening in the socket-plate against the passage of the button-head, but having a slot in continuation of the vslot in the socket-plate, whereby the butt-on may be run up into vt-he slot in the stop-plate and the latter depressed or raised to release or admit the head of the button, 8o substantially as described.

CHARLES H. CROSSETTE.

Witnesses A. S. WELLS,

L. VAssALL. 

